Stock · ECHO · Communication Services

EchoStar Corporation

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2009 · Revenue 12 mo. $12.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
0.9
of 10 1 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$94.62
1 Y +24.3%
Market cap
$26.2B

EchoStar Corporation provides pay-tv services in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East.

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EchoStar Corporation provides pay-tv services in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East. The Pay-TV segment offers a direct broadcast and fixed satellite, owned and leased satellites, leased fiber optic networks, in-home services, and call center operation services; digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and, other services to third-party pay-TV providers; multichannel, live-linear and on-demand streaming over-the-top Internet-based domestic, international, Latino, and Freestream video programming services; and receiver systems. Its Wireless segment provides wireless communication services and products; and a range of wireless devices. The Broadband and Satellite Services offers broadband satellite technologies, and internet products and services to consumer customers, including home and small to medium-sized businesses; managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services, and communications solutions to government and enterprise customers, as well as to the unserved and underserved consumer, enterprise, aeronautical, and government markets; and integrated multi-transport solutions that enable airline and airline service providers to deliver in-flight network connectivity. This segment also designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems; and designs, develops, constructs, and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and enterprise customers. Its Other segment consists of 5G network and 5G network deployment operations. The company sells its products and services under the Boost Mobile, DISH, Gen Mobile, Hughes, Hughesnet, and Sling brands. The company was formerly known as EchoStar Holding Corporation. EchoStar Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

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Summary

EchoStar Corporation is below the middle of the Communication Services sector overall

27.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Free cash flow was negative in 2025. No priced-in expectation can be derived from it.

No sign supports the expectation, 7 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Loss over the last twelve months net income −€13B
  • Revenue declined revenue −5.2% year on year
  • Negative free cash flow FCF −€955.8M (2025)
4 more
  • High leverage debt to equity 5.38
  • Share count rising despite money spent on own shares shares +4.9% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 5 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years
  • Profit well above operating result 7.28 times EBIT, last 12 months

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 4 of 5 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$14.7B → $12.2B−17.0%worse
  • FCF, 12 mo.−$666.8M → −$532.8M+20.1%better
  • EBIT margin7.2% → 11.2%+4.0 ppbetter
  • Net debt$17.1B → −$3.8Bsign changedbetter
  • Return on equity−40.0% → 58.4%+98.3 ppbetter

3 more unchanged: Gross margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability7.8below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity −251.43%, sector 11.44%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−251.43%11.44%Rank 2
Return on capital (Greenblatt)−3.71%22.01%Rank 5
EBIT margin−0.61%17.12%Rank 8
FCF margin−7.10%15.81%Rank 4
Gross margin25.82%44.45%Rank 20
Growth27.1below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year −5.18%, sector 4.46%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−5.18%4.46%Rank 11
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–5.70%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–6.76%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)6.44%9.07%Rank 43
Valuation13.5below the middleValued higher than the sector: Earnings yield −53.28%, sector 3.92%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield−53.28%3.92%Rank 2
FCF yield−4.07%6.59%Rank 5
EV/saleslower is better3.672.84Rank 33
EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank–16.58
Momentum49.1around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year24.32%−11.03%Rank 95
Share price, 6 months−25.10%−0.69%Rank 14
Share price, 3 months10.22%4.43%Rank 72
Distance from 52-week high−33.27%−16.85%Rank 16
Quality64.5above the middleQuality above the sector: Accruals (Sloan) −25.00%, sector −0.38%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−25.00%−0.38%Rank 98
Change in share countlower is better4.93%−0.06%Rank 7
Dividend streak in yearsdoes not count towards the rank–5
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted5.21%0.56%Rank 89
Balance sheet & risk3.9below the middleMore risk than the sector: Net debt/EBITDA 19.37, sector 1.47.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio13.40%37.05%Rank 5
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better19.371.47Rank 1
Debt to equitylower is better5.380.75Rank 2
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better55.20%31.95%Rank 8

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $3.1B (2016) to $15.0B (2025), 19.3% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20163.111.9%$81.8M94.4M$1.1B
20171.910.4%$116.7M96.7M$1.2B
20182.18.8%$147.7M96.3M$2.4B
20191.93.9%$174.0M96.7M$981.8M
20201.96.0%$86.9M97.9M$1.6B
202119.817.3%$160.0M89.9M$1.1B
202218.612.0%$570.7M83.2M$23.2B
202317.0−1.6%−$668.3M271M$24.1B
202415.8−1.9%−$292.2M274M$25.5B
202515.0−0.6%−$1.1B288M$29.1B
0.9 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score1 of 11 points

1 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

EchoStar Corporation mainly meets criteria in the Momentum category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How EchoStar Corporation's score is built

EchoStar Corporation is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

1 of 7 rules met

1 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does EchoStar Corporation stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

EchoStar Corporation key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for EchoStar Corporation.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio145.521.7
P/B ratio4.72.5
Return on equity (ROE)−251.4%11.4%
Equity ratio13.4%37.1%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)5.380.75
Dividend yield–2.8%

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Frequently asked questions about EchoStar Corporation stock

How does EchoStar Corporation stock (ECHO) score in the StockScorer model?
EchoStar Corporation stock reaches a StockScorer score of 0.9 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 1 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is EchoStar Corporation's P/E ratio?
EchoStar Corporation's P/E ratio is 145.5. The Communication Services sector median is 21.7.
What sector is EchoStar Corporation in?
EchoStar Corporation is assigned to the Communication Services sector. Its rank within the sector is 27.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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